How do I organize my course content?
Apr 28, 2026
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Organizing Course Content
In Canvas, we have found that the best practice for organizing your course content is to use Modules in much the same way that you would use folders. Prerequisites, Requirements, and lock-until dates can be utilized in Modules. See the list of resources below to see guides more specific to your use case.
Further Resources
- Module resources for Instructors
- What are Modules?
- How do I use the Modules Index Page?
- How do I add a module?
- How do I publish or unpublish a module as an instructor?
- How do I add prerequisites to a module?
- How do I add requirements to a module?
- How do I edit or delete a module?
- How do I lock a module? (make it unavailable until a specific date and time)
- How do I move or reorder a module?
- How do I add course content as module items?
- How do I add an external tool as a module item?
- How do I add an external URL as a module item?
- How do I add a text header as a module item?
- How do I remove module items?
- How do I move or reorder a module item?
- How do I use modules to view the progress of students in a course?
